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Kemp Elementary School

Q: Is Kemp Elementary School a good school?

Kemp Elementary School ranks 177 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Kemp Elementary School in Powder Springs, GA, serves 894 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Cobb County School District, and it has built a strong reputation as a consistently high-performing school in the area.

Kemp’s math scores are a standout. In 2025-2026, proficiency rates reached 73.9% in 3rd grade, 67.4% in 4th grade, and 65.4% in 5th grade—well above district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools, Kemp outperforms Ford Elementary in 3rd grade math and is nearly tied in 5th grade, while dramatically outpacing Compton Elementary and Dowell Elementary by 30-50 percentage points. The one nearby school that clearly surpasses Kemp is Due West Elementary, which posts higher scores in upper-grade math and science. Kemp’s 5th grade science proficiency (55.2%) also exceeds district and state averages, though it trails Due West (75.7%).

Beyond test scores, Kemp excels in several other areas. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 4.7%—roughly one-third of the district rate and among the lowest of all nearby schools. The school also achieves exceptional results with its African American students, ranking in the top 8% statewide for that subgroup. Kemp spends $16,458 per student, which is actually less than several neighboring schools that post far weaker results, suggesting strong efficiency. The school’s student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 is slightly better than the district average. While Kemp’s overall ranking has gradually declined from the 92nd to 85th percentile over the past five years, it remains a 4-star school with a consistent multi-year track record of strong performance. The one area for growth is special education, where the school ranks in the 69th percentile—still above average but lower than its other subgroups.

894

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,458

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

865 Corner Rd
Powder Springs, GA 30127

(678) 594-8158

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Kemp Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hillgrove High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.7%

African American:

35.3%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cobb County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

177^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 64Elementary Schools in the Cobb County

58^th of 201Cobb County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	177 of 1219	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	89.3	132 of 1238	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	124 of 1236	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	115 of 1223	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	97 of 1220	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	133 of 1214	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	62 of 1234	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	52 of 1209	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	46 of 1205	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	87 of 1233	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	92.9	83 of 1240	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	83.3	107 of 1231	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	86.4	35 of 1225	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	85.6	80 of 1201	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	116 of 1212	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	88.6	51 of 1183	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.2	104 of 1133	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	87.6	69 of 1134	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.9	83 of 1125	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	83.1	118 of 1101	89.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	68 of 828	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	31 of 892	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	30 of 879	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	27 of 870	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	16 of 876	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	184 of 1186	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	190 of 1224	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	145 of 1223	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	129 of 1212	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	107 of 1206	91.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	76 of 503	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	48 of 583	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	64 of 565	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	73 of 516	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	154 of 1183	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	92.3	99 of 1225	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	101 of 1220	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	103 of 1210	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	93 of 1209	92.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	75.0	9 of 46	80.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	145 of 465	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	83.7	54 of 565	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	36 of 487	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	37 of 455	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	12 of 415	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	141 of 700	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	126 of 769	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	123 of 772	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	119 of 775	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	125 of 779	84.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)80th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics69%+21 vs state

Science55%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Corner Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8158	894	65	13.8	21.5%	391 (43.7%)	316 (35.3%)	89 (10.0%)	28 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.8%)	85.2	177^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.3	132^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	89.3%	45	73.9	67.4	65.4	55.2	$16,458	$496	$15,961
Miles Ahead Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	4665 Macland Road	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Miles Ahead Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 313-4841	261	23	11.6	46.0%	18 (6.9%)	218 (83.5%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19.6	999^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.0%		36.5	729^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.1%	270	34.2	30.8	19.0	19.0	$16,834	$729	$16,104
Still Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	870 Casteel Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8287	755	62	12.1	32.2%	330 (43.7%)	209 (27.7%)	122 (16.2%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.5%)	73.9	284^th of 1219 public elementary schools	76.7%		70.8	321^st of 1238 public elementary schools	74.1%	37	64.7	63.8	56.9	44.6	$17,191	$390	$16,800
Vaughan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Nichols Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8298	600	48	12.4	18.0%	366 (61.0%)	101 (16.8%)	56 (9.3%)	22 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	81.7	204^th of 1219 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.4	167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.5%	37	56.7	63.7	65.0	62.5	$17,981	$420	$17,561
Varner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4761 Gaydon Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3775	705	57	12.4	60.7%	93 (13.2%)	368 (52.2%)	157 (22.3%)	19 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	47.6	580^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.4%		45.8	617^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.2%	37	44.6	49.6	41.6	36.0	$18,612	$716	$17,896
Due West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Due West Rd NW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8071	626	49	12.8	16.3%	375 (59.9%)	86 (13.7%)	59 (9.4%)	39 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.1%)	95.1	71^st of 1219 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.5	75^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.9%	4	72.6	80.2	83.2	75.7	$16,269	$354	$15,915
McGarity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Rakestraw Mill Rd	Hiram	30141	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 445-9007	572	43	13.3	58.0%	250 (43.7%)	193 (33.7%)	85 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.8%)	47.6	578^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.6%		45	627^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.4%	49	60.9	47.3	38.0	28.0	$14,716	$356	$14,359
C. A. Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1833 Mount Tabor Church Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8060	668	50	13.3	54.5%	365 (54.6%)	142 (21.3%)	102 (15.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	47.4	584^th of 1219 public elementary schools	52.1%		54	514^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.5%	70	50.5	52.6	36.0	32.4	$15,399	$878	$14,522
Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1345 Mars Hill Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8092	750	57	13.2	16.9%	487 (64.9%)	118 (15.7%)	53 (7.1%)	37 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.2%)	85.6	174^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.7%		86.7	164^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.8%	10	71.1	68.5	66.1	56.9	$16,703	$420	$16,283
Compton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 New Macland Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3700	593	60	9.8	100.0%	42 (7.1%)	295 (49.7%)	231 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	14.9	1079^th of 1219 public elementary schools	11.5%		22.5	967^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.9%	112	25.0	28.9	24.7	14.5	$20,218	$977	$19,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Kemp Elementary School

Is Kemp Elementary School a good school?

Kemp Elementary School ranks 177^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Kemp Elementary School in?

Cobb County

What schools do graduates of Kemp Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kemp Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hillgrove High School

What is the racial makeup of Kemp Elementary School?

Students at Kemp Elementary School are 44% White, 35% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Kemp Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 894 students attended Kemp Elementary School.

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